Brachial veins

Brachial veins
Veins of the upper limb
Details
Source	Radial veins, ulnar veins
Drains to	Axillary vein
Artery	Brachial artery
Identifiers
Latin	venae brachiales
TA98	A12.3.08.029
TA2	4982
FMA	22934
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

In human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered deep veins. Their course is that of the brachial artery (in reverse): they begin where radial veins and ulnar veins join (corresponding to the bifurcation of the brachial artery). They end at the inferior border of the teres major muscle. At this point, the brachial veins join the basilic vein to form the axillary vein.

The brachial veins also have small tributaries that drain the muscles of the upper arm, such as biceps brachii muscle and triceps brachii muscle.

Additional images

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  Brachial vein
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  The veins of the right axilla, viewed from in front.

External links

• lesson4veinsofarm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Diagram at frca.co.uk